Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher announced recently that Erwin Roberts will serve as the executive director for the state
Office of Homeland Security, which is responsible to prevent hostile attacks against the commonwealth; to reduce the commonwealth's vulnerability to these attacks and minimize the damage and recovery from attacks that do occur.
"It is a tremendous honor to be appointed executive director of homeland security by Governor Fletcher," said Roberts. "I look forward to working with federal, state and local agencies and the private sector to strengthen homeland security in Kentucky."
Roberts received his Bachelors in History from Transylvania University in 1994 and graduated from the University of Kentucky School of Law in 1997. After law school, he became an assistant commonwealth aAttorney in Fayette County. As assistant US attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Roberts served as the anti-terrorism advisory council coordinator and CIO and was a member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
As the anti-terrorism advisory council coordinator, Roberts organized and led monthly anti-terrorism meetings; facilitated information sharing and cooperation between federal, state and local agencies. In addition, Roberts assisted with national anti-terrorism initiatives and acted as the liaison with Department of Justice Counter Terrorism Section and the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security Coordination. As the anti-terrorism attorney for the U.S. Attorney's office, Roberts was responsible for prosecuting anti-terrorism matters and cases. Currently, Roberts serves as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps.
